In the USA, there are many kinds of restaurants.
Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu (菜单) on the counter (柜台), and say what you’d like to eat. You pay the person who brings food to you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. There’s no need to leave a tip (小费).
In a coffee shop, you sit at the counter or at a table. You don’t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what you’d like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier (收银员) as you leave.
In a family restaurant, the waitress shows you where you can sit. Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don’t need to tell her yours. If you can’t finish eating everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take the rest of food home. You should add (增加) fifteen per cent to the bill (账单) as a tip.
In top class restaurants, you had better order before you come, and you need to arrive on time. The waiter shows you where to sit. If you have wine there, he may ask you to taste it. You can only refuse it if it tastes bad. When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty per cent to it as a tip for the waiter.
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Fast food restaurants | You can look at the menu and then 2. your food. You can eat your food there or take it away. | You don’t 3. to leave a tip.
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In a coffee shop | After you sit at the counter or at a table, the waitress will bring you 4.. You pay the cashier as you leave. |
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In a family restaurant | The waitress shows you your 5.. She tells you her name, but you needn’t tell her your 6.. You can take away the rest of food. | ● If your bill is $100, your tip is $ 7. . |
In top ___8.___ restaurants | you had better order first, then the waiter will show you where to sit. You can refuse the wine if it doesn’t taste 9.. | ●If your bill is $200, you can give the waiter a tip from $30 to $ 10.. |